Just start somewhere. If you’re an Olympian or an elite-level athlete who is transferring out of sport, you have a lot of power and you can make a lot of impact. So you just have to start somewhere, put your head down and do the work and it will work out.

Be determined. If you have a goal and you put your mind to it, just like in sport, you can really make big things happen, we started with virtually nothing and now we’re a national non-profit.

Have a great team behind the operation. When you’re an elite-level athlete, it truly takes a whole group of people to get great results. That’s proving handy for Little Bellas as well – we’ve assembled a great team.

Use your network. My position as a professional mountain biker has really helped grow our non-profit, Little Bellas. I really used a lot of my contacts within the sport, whether it be media or sponsor contacts; just being well networked within the mountain bike world has really helped us.

Be willing to listen. Go into it without an ego – be willing to improve and always willing to listen, because there’s a lot to learn and absorb.